National News Briefs; Clinton Memorabilia Arrives in Little Rock

In the hours before dawn, 50 tons of President Clinton's memorabilia were unloaded today into an old auto dealership remodeled to store the country's largest presidential collection.

The first shipment for the Clinton Presidential Library contained paintings, antiques, books and gifts from heads of state, said Skip Rutherford, coordinator of the privately financed $25 million project.

The gifts, which belong to the United States, have ''high intrinsic value and high diplomatic value,'' Mr. Rutherford said.

The collection, which is to be opened to the public by 2003, will contain 77 million pages, 9 million photographs and 75,000 artifacts.